SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION:

The Symposium on
Sustainable Consumption was held in Oslo, Norway, from 19-20
January 1994. The Symposium confirmed that international agreement
exists on the need to change unsustainable patterns of production
and consumption. There was broad support for a detailed analysis of
the relationship between production and consumption patterns and
their environmental, economic and social impacts. The Symposium
proposed that the CSD consider: establishing a network among
interested countries for exchanging information on practical
experience in promoting sustainable consumption; and establishing
a task force of experts designated by interested governments to
recommend ways and means to achieve more sustainable patterns of
production and consumption in both the public and private sectors.